Simu Liu calls out the lack of Asian representation in present-day Hollywood: “We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system”
“They’ll cast Jared freakin’ Leto over and over again despite him killing huge movies.”
On Nov 25, 2025 by Jamie Jirak
“My childhood self would’ve felt so seen”: Barbie expands representation with new Type 1 diabetes doll
“I would’ve given anything to have this doll when I was a little girl in and out of hospital beds.”
On Jul 10, 2025 by Anna Good
‘White skaters had everything they needed’: Black figure skater says production didn’t have tights for her skin tone in viral TikTok
‘She shouldn’t have to bring her own’
On Nov 7, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez
The Scully Effect is real: More female ‘X-Files’ fans pursued STEM careers
Dana Scully had a big influence on women starting careers in STEM fields.
On Apr 19, 2018 by Michelle Jaworski
Misguided male film critic is mad the Bechdel Test isn’t fair to male-dominated Hollywood
Bad Take City, population: This guy.
On Jul 11, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Why Hollywood filmmakers need to stop advertising LGBTQ characters who don’t exist
Filmmakers are just making things harder for themselves.
On May 2, 2017 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
A major death on ‘The 100’ sparks massive backlash from queer fans
The ‘dead lesbian’ trope refuses to die.
On Mar 8, 2016 by Aja Romano
Something is terribly wrong with this Chinese poster for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
It took fans to point it out.
On Dec 3, 2015 by Aja Romano
‘Hannibal’ is subverting everything we know about male relationships
Bryan Fuller’s serial killer fever dream has evolved a male friendship unlike anything else on television.
On Aug 27, 2015 by Aja Romano
How this Harry Potter fan’s trans coming-out video inspired Eddie Redmayne
The Oscar-winning actor who will star in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ has his eye on the HP fan community.
On Aug 12, 2015 by Aja Romano
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is everything you’ve heard and so much more
George Miller hasn’t just rebooted a franchise or the tired action genre. He’s rebooted narrative itself.
On May 15, 2015 by Aja Romano
J.K. Rowling’s tweets on representation at Hogwarts provoke major fan backlash
There are Jewish students and queer students in Hogwarts? It would have been nice to have read about them.
On Dec 19, 2014 by Aja Romano
Why fans have high hopes (but low expectations) for ‘Supernatural’
Supernatural’s success is intrinsically tied to its fandom—so when will it give the fans what they want?
On May 19, 2014 by Aja Romano
‘The Mindy Project’ has a representation problem—but not the one you think
I’m sorry, but there is never more than one Windows phone in the room. Ever.
On May 8, 2014 by Molly McHugh
Is this the new Bechdel Test?
Popular movies still don’t treat women and miniorities equally—here’s a new test to prove it.
On Mar 17, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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